CEO 6 Month Report

COVID RESPONSE AND RECOVERY

We have pulled from our collective strengths and risen together to fight the COVID-19 pandemic and continue to safely provide access to care across Maine.

A LOOK BACK • As of August, new cases of COVID-19 were down by 58%; there was one positive case under our care in August. In total, the lives of 13 people who were COVID-19 positive were lost while under our care. • Swab and Go sites were quickly set up in response to Maine’s standing order to expand testing beyond symptomatic individuals. • Supply chain continued working miracles in securing critical supplies and finding new sources in Maine and elsewhere. • In April, we began planning for post-acute COVID-19. The Patient Access to Healthcare Safely program guided member organizations with phased return to service considering realities of each region. • Throughout the summer, Northern Light Health hosted a successful weekly Back to Business forum on Zoom to help leaders of businesses and other organizations reopen safely. • We continued to work with Maine DHHS Commissioner Jeanne Lambrew and other hospitals and health systems to ensure consistency in safety and recovery.

James Jarvis, MD, Senior Physician Executive for Northern Light Health’s COVID-19 Incident Command response, hosts a virtual media press briefing in June. The briefings were live-streamed weekly on social media beginning in April, 2020.

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